Expanded Cinema: Meet Nina Schawanse

Expanded Cinema happens Friday night at the Omni. This week, we introduce you to the artists whose work will be projected on the sides of the 23-story hotel.

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xpanded Cinema “Multiplicity” takes over the Omni Hotel on Friday. We’d like to introduce you to the artists whose work will be featured 23-stories high. Join us for the show at 8 p.m. Friday. Best viewing is from Hickory House Barbecue on Industrial Blvd. And tune in to KXT 91.7 for the accompanying soundtrack. Thanks to curator Mona Kasra for providing this info: – See more at: http://artandseek.net/?p=88972&preview=true#sthash.Set34QPQ.dpuf

xpanded Cinema “Multiplicity” takes over the Omni Hotel on Friday. We’d like to introduce you to the artists whose work will be featured 23-stories high. Join us for the show at 8 p.m. Friday. Best viewing is from Hickory House Barbecue on Industrial Blvd. And tune in to KXT 91.7 for the accompanying soundtrack. Thanks to curator Mona Kasra for providing this info: – See more at: http://artandseek.net/?p=88972&preview=true#sthash.Set34QPQ.dpuf

Untitled (Waves) addresses the relationship between water and metropolitan infrastructure. As the planet and our bodies are composed primarily of water, it is an indispensable element that fuels the life force of both natural and urban development. Older cities were founded and expanded along waterways, and rivers and ports continue to connect cities through commerce. Concurrently, environmental changes enacted by the last century of industry have rendered water into an ominous force of destruction. From hurricanes and tsunamis to rising sea levels, this powerful resource has devastated cities across the globe and threatens to annihilate several urban areas in the coming century. Contamination from hydraulic fracking poisons the groundwater, and therefore anything living, in rural areas in order to provide energy to larger municipalities. Displayed on the exterior of the Omni Hotel downtown, these waves present the terrifying beauty of this powerful element that both drives and threatens urban life.

Bio: Nina Schwanse (born Los Angeles, CA) is a multi-disciplinary artist living and working in New Orleans. She holds a BFA from Cooper Union and an MFA in digital media from The University of New Orleans. Schwanse has been included

in screenings and exhibitions internationally and is a member of Good Children, an artist-run gallery in New Orleans.